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- 1From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIt is well established that the auxiliary Cavβ subunit regulates calcium channel density in the plasma membrane, but the cellular mechanism by which this occurs has remained unclear. We found that the Cavβ subunit...
- 2From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedMusic, an abstract stimulus, can arouse feelings of euphoria and craving, similar to tangible rewards that involve the striatal dopaminergic system. Using the neurochemical specificity of [[sup.11]C]raclopride positron...
- 3From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedProtein modification by ubiquitin and subsequent proteasomal degradation has emerged as a key regulator of neuronal activity (1). However, many of the specific proteins targeted and the underlying molecular mechanisms...
- 4From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOne of the most fascinating issues in neuroscience is how the brain makes decisions. Recent evidence points to the parietal cortex as an important locus for certain kinds of decisions. Because parietal neurons are also...
- 5From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedVisual function depends on the accuracy of signals carried by visual cortical neurons. Combining information across neurons should improve this accuracy because single neuron activity is variable. We examined the...
- 6From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAdrenergic signaling has important roles in synaptic plasticity and metaplasticity. However, the underlying mechanisms of these functions remain poorly understood. We investigated the role of octopamine, the...
- 7From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOver the last five decades, progress in neural recording techniques has allowed the number of simultaneously recorded neurons to double approximately every 7 years, mimicking Moore's law. Such exponential growth...
- 8From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedMany cells in retinotopic brain areas increase their activity when saccades (rapid eye movements) are about to bring stimuli into their receptive fields. Although previous work has attempted to look at the functional...
- 9From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWhen events occur at predictable instants, anticipation improves performance. Knowledge of event timing modulates motor circuits and thereby improves response speed. By contrast, the neuronal mechanisms that underlie...
- 10From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe primary visual cortex of primates and carnivores is organized into columns of neurons with similar preferences for stimulus orientation, but the developmental origin and function of this organization are still...
- 11From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThis month Nature Neuroscience brings you a special focus on computational and systems neuroscience. Some long-time readers may have a sense of deja vu--haven't we done this before? In fact, we have--just about five...
- 12From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedOver the last decade and a half, reinforcement learning models have fostered an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the functions of dopamine and cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical (CBGTC) circuits. More...
- 13From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedHomeostatic plasticity is crucial for maintaining neuronal output by counteracting unrestrained changes in synaptic strength. Chronic elevation of synaptic activity by bicuculline reduces the amplitude of miniature...
- 14From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe responses of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) to odors have complex dynamics. Using genetics and pharmacology, we found that these dynamics in Drosophila ORNs could be separated into sequential steps, corresponding...
- 15From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedNerds might think that it's hard to be smart and sporty at the same time. In both endeavors, however, biogenic amines such as dopamine or noradrenaline are critical. Although it is common wisdom that biogenic amines...
- 16From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedLet us start with a warm-up puzzle. How many different Lego structures can be built that are exactly five blocks tall? It may not take long before you complain that not enough information is provided to solve this...
- 17From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWe found that amygdala volume correlates with the size and complexity of social networks in adult humans. An exploratory analysis of subcortical structures did not find strong evidence for similar relationships with any...
- 18From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe electrochemical processes that underlie neural function manifest themselves in ceaseless spatiotemporal field fluctuations. However, extracellular fields feed back onto the electric potential across the neuronal...
- 19From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAxons are exquisitely adapted for communicating neural signals rapidly and efficiently over long distances. Most neurons in the vertebrate brain send action potentials from the axon initial segment toward distal axon...
- 20From: Nature Neuroscience. (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAxons navigating through the developing nervous system are instructed by external attractive and repulsive cues. Emerging evidence suggests the same cues control dendrite development, but it is not understood how they...